Cangahua Formation Explained

Cangahua Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~
Period:	Tarantian
Namedfor:	Cangahua balls
Region:	Pichincha Province
Coordinates:	0.2°N -78.5°W
Extent:	Sierra Region

The Cangahua Formation is a Late Pleistocene (Lujanian in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Pichincha Province in north-central Ecuador.^[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided insect fossils of:^[2]

• Coprinisphaera ecuadoriensis
• Phanaeus violetae

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ecuador

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=178693 Cangahua Formation
2. Zunino, 2013